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Your growing child

25 weeks pregnant

Your baby now weighs nearly 660g and is about 35cm long from crown to heel. He makes breathing movements but has no air in his lungs yet. At 26 weeks, fetal brain scans show response to touch. Read More

26 weeks pregnant

Measuring your baby from top to toe with her legs extended, she is probably about 36cm. She weighs a little more than 760g. Your baby's eyes begin to open around now. She also continues to take small breaths. Read More

27 weeks pregnant

Your baby now weighs nearly 875g and will probably measures more than 36cm from head to toe. His eyes open and close, he sleeps and wakes at regular intervals and he may suck a finger or thumb. Read More

28 weeks pregnant

You're in the home stretch. The third trimester typically starts this week and lasts until the end of week 38 and sometimes even beyond. (Most women gain an average of 5kg during this trimester. Read More

29 weeks pregnant

Your baby now weighs around 1kg and measures about 39cm from head to toe. Head hair is beginning to grow. In boys, testicles have descended from near the kidneys through the groin en route to the scrotum. Read More

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